In this paper we are going to explore the question, if a certain form of manipulation, something that we call a good manipulation, does offer a legitimate means to strengthen the inner peace of a state. We ask this question against the background of a tension between, on the one hand, the reality of our modern mass democracies and, on the other hand, a tendency towards a radical individualization within this existence in mass societies. Our main goal is to combine manipulation, as a form of influence via our affectivity with a respect for the human being as a rational being. If this is possible, then manipulation could – and this is the core of our cautious plea – contribute in a moral way to stabilize societies.
